New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-10
THE TALK AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

IL
NR EL6ISs THINKS THE CONVENTIONS WILL hh
MERELY PERFC NCrORY-vIEws OF A TARIFF
DEMOCRAT.
IrY TELEGKArIi TO TIE rEIBUSEl
WASHINGTON Dec. O." Can't you got one a copy Oh
Yesterday TslBuNE containing The Blaine Interview
asked Congrc- sman Mcnow OF TTIBUNE corc'ioF
dent. The Californian added: Somebody si"r lily
paper and want to read tie Interview and preserve IT,
In the CON - of the next la hour seven OF c's"'
members # tho House had preferred iiAc rVp">
and offered similar explanations Al noon y'~"a"''
it was impo snle TO buy or beg copy Of THE lh'-
me In Washington. and 50, PEI force hio" US
to rad Mr. Tlai1e'. views TsOTcd TO DOfrV"ihS-
and if some angry subscribers are to 10 beNcVcu ~
nlfcrinc Probably pure hearted Mugwumps wohu
hold Mr. blaine responsible for these 'heHS "0
should be a candidate for the Presidency next year
Neither branch Of Congress was in session today
and As the committees have not yet been apl|l"'cu'
most of the Senators and Representatives. dcvo'ed
themselves to department work., or hunting Tor WINTER
quarters. Among those who visited the Cap'oi 'ne
Elaine interview chef topic OF d'cussioh IL
was the general If not the universal opinion Oh Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike HAT Mr.. Blaine has dc
cidcd 10 be Il candidate for tho Presidential hoHhd
ton; thai the publication OF the interview at TINS Time
was fair notice that he had promptly accepted INC
challenge contained in the message D. Is flAhs e''
cit seems to me that if neither party backs DOWN
from its conviction and real desires tho Candidates
nominal ed, the platforms Mode and conventions
hcraner to be he'd VIII be merely Ierfupcory 10
announce results already determined upon"
Ex-Governor Lone of Massachusetts,, praised the
interview h.hly and said that II not only dem0l'hcs
the arguments and assertions Of the message-whlch
he declared to be the rdeSt and crudest' mag n
ale-bu fairly outlines the Republican policy on 'he
subject Of revenue legislation and the reduction OF the
surplus
A tariff Democrat" who favorS any sort OF COM
promise bill TO the party next year" sad
"YOu Republicans are in Lish feather over B.a!nes
utterances but YOU have not Vet begun 10 con-
slider what LAY To their effect on legislation al iis
session. In NY opinion the result viii be To UiNe
Carlisle Mills and The other free traders into COM
promise with Us and enable to Iass as a party
measure, the Internal revenue and taril bill upon
which we can safely so before the county IN me
next campaign depend upon it we will steal Blanes
thunder if possible"
do you "a peel 10 fool anybody who has read me
Presidents i understand thai ltNchur io
form ConslcS have already ordered hall iiIi-
ION cOpic, OF message for distribution among iNf
cons iuCHs." ,, -
THAT is probably true. and it is al right The mes
sage viii lie good reading for the people IN su'h
districts. l think. however that you VIII hol ~
cover that Democratic COngrc>slncn from ConhcCicu
Now York New Jersey, Pennsylvania. Virginia, North
Carolina Ohio have ordered many lOr 'hc po"0"
U their constituents
Hero Wa another Indication of the Democratic
scheme TO make some kind II compromise iiI upon
which they can stand In free trade Texas ana Ar
kansas a. WC2 III protection Ncw-Jcrsey anu Soh-
leCticut.